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2	Discovery—What Is It? Discovery as insight (e.g., an “ah-ha” moment) Discovery as seeing new landscapes or new things about familiar landscapes (e.g., recognition of new found abilities, the experience of adventure, perceiving connections) Discovery as invention (e.g., playful reflection)
3	Pop Quiz on Discovery 1. During the 2002 calendar year, please name one personal experience of discovery that took place in your field of study. 2. During the 2002 calendar year, please name one personal experience of discovery that took place in your classroom.
4	Extra-Credit Question Did either of those experiences of discovery result in a behavioral change (no matter how trivial that change may be)?
5	Was This Pop Quiz a Breeze or Not So Easy?
6	How Can We Open Up Space for Discovery in the Classroom?
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8	Key Pedagogical Tools of Discovery The use of ill-defined problems that cannot be described with a high degree of completeness and cannot be resolved with a high degree of certainty The use of “border experiences” (e.g., intercultural, interdisciplinary) The encouraging and celebrating the research and creativity of students in addressing large questions
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10	How Do We Encourage Students to Discover the Ethical Responsibilities of Knowledge?
11	The Role of Technology Putting us in touch with communities we might not otherwise encounter Offering ample opportunities for peer and expert assessment which exploit opportunities for disagreement Providing opportunities to revise work and track improvements (e.g., e-portfolios) Utilizing the resources of the World Wide Web (e.g., peer reviewed sites) Validating a learner-centered approach
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15	“Go 2EDSA, Wear blck”
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17	“Teenage Life Online: The Rise of the Instant Message Generation” Pew Internet and American Life Project, June 2001 Many American youth say that Internet communication, especially instant messaging, has become an essential feature of their social lives. For them, face-to-face interaction and some telephone conversations have been partially replaced with email and instant message communication. Relationships that once might have withered are now nourished by the ease and speed of instant message exchanges and email messages.
18	“The Internet Goes to College” Pew Internet and American Life Project, October 2002 College Internet users are twice as likely to use instant messaging on any given day compared to the average Internet user. On a typical day, 26% of college students use IM.” By contrast, only “12% of other Internet users are using IM on an average day.”
19	Teach to Learn Model Organization Articulation Reflection Reorganization
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21	The Coffee Shop and the Situation Room